Al Gore sued over Current TV sale

Al Gore has admitted that he wasn’t immediately on board with the idea of selling his cable TV network, Current, to Al Jazeera in a deal that ultimately came to be worth $500 million.

But did he cut out the man who claims he came up with the sale idea?

That’s the contention of a lawsuit filed against Gore Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court.

John Terenzio, a media consultant and TV producer, claims to have come up with the idea for distributing an American Al Jazeera. He says he identified Current TV as a potential avenue for Al Jazeera and went so far as to present a proposal for the deal to one of Current’s board members, who said he would send it on to Gore.

Gore, the court documents state, was initially against the idea but had a change of heart and ultimately agreed to the sale.

Terenzio is suing for breach of implied agreement, unjust enrichment and quantum meruit. He is seeking $5 million for each alleged violation.